a homage to adventure & plant-forward eating
This was my second Thanksgiving weekend spent away from home with friends. If you have been following along with my adventures for a while then you may recall that I spent Thanksgiving weekend on Vancouver Island with my friend Ali back in 2021. We were …
For as long as I can remember hot lemon and honey has been a go-to in my family for soothing a sore throat. For those who are unfamiliar, hot lemon and honey is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: hot water with fresh lemon …
I’m lucky enough to have been to New York City on a couple of different occasions prior to this trip. My first experience with the city was when I turned 13 years old. At the time, we had extended family living in the city. For my 13th birthday, my mom and I spent a long weekend in New York and stayed with our relatives. My second experience with the city was three years later when I travelled to New York with my high school orchestra. These were two very different trips that allowed me to see different parts of the city and experience it in two different ways: with family and then with friends and peers. Continue reading How to Spend Three Days in New York City
Although I love summer, the transition towards more autumnal temperatures and the first colours of fall have been refreshing. Fall is a season of many things: pumpkin spices lattes, apple desserts, and the official start of soup season – my favourite!
To wrap up our three-week adventure in Europe, we spent 24 hours in Munich before flying home from the Munich International Airport. Alyssa had spent a good chunk of time in Munich prior to my arrival, but my only experience with Munich was navigating my …
Any other home gardeners with an abundance of one (or a few) specific crops at the moment? Mine are green beans, salad greens, and cucumbers. I currently have 12 cucumbers sitting in the produce drawer in my fridge and I am determined to use them all up.
Our adventure in Spain really began in Nice, France. If you have been following along with my previous posts, you will know that Barcelona was the third major stop on our tour through Southern Europe in fall 2022. First came a nine-day tour of Italy …
A plant that brings me a great amount of joy to have growing in my garden year after year is lavender. Lavender is not only beautiful to look at and beloved by pollinators, but it is also so versatile and can be used to make …
After our tour through Italy (read about that here), Alyssa and I spent a lovely three (and a half if we’re counting travel) days in the South of France along the French Riviera. I have previously travelled to Paris (read about my nine days in Paris here), but had not explored the country beyond that. It’s almost hard to believe that the South of France and Paris are in the same country. The climate, foliage, architecture, and even the culture are, in my opinion, drastically different, making the two hard to compare. I personally loved the South of France and would go back in a heartbeat. In this post I have outlined what we did, where we stayed, and what we ate during our three days in the South of France. I hope you all enjoy! Continue reading Touring the Best of the French Riviera in Three Days
I’ve been growing vegetables in some capacity since I was about seven or eight years old. When I was growing up in Toronto, my best friend who lived around the corner from me had a pretty large back garden and would grow some veggies every …